Friday, 30 December 2011

I love this little man who lives with his family on an island in the Nile. When I met his folks, they lived exclusively from tourism. This includes allowing tourists into your own home. But my small friend decided that some places were out of bounds and cheerfully blocked the way to the living room with its wondrous collection of prayer mats.

His small act of defiance has stayed with me throughout the Egyptian Revolution. Hopefully, he and all his people will be able to find their way to a better, happier and fairer future in 2012.

Tuesday, 27 December 2011

Santa Claus has been very good this year and given me a bag that I'd admired but never dreamed of owning. Also appreciative of his generosity was Alfie, my travelling bear, who quickly purloined it as his preferred means of transport.

Alfie truly proved his worth when we got stuck in a Jordanian desert following the volcano eruption of April 2010. While I fretted in my room, he was calmly relieving the hotel of its whisky supply. No matter where he is, Alf manages to lead a (somewhat disolute) life of his own.

Tuesday, 20 December 2011

In these days of euro crisis and cultural cutbacks, I'm constantly astonished by artists who think big rather than small, and use the entire city as both their canvas and gallery. These are works that you can see from the corner of your eye in moments of sheer wonder.

Friday, 9 December 2011

My local gym is cheap but none too cheerful with vile smells wafting from its antiquated plumbing. Fortunately, the company owns it has just taken over a glamour gym that had gone bankrupt. No prizes for guessing where I'm going now...

Tuesday, 6 December 2011

It's not often that you get the chance to buy a camera complete with four lenses for mere 79 euro cents. The Hipstamatic app is not only a great bargain, it's also a lot of fun with its crazy effects and old school wonkiness.

This photo was taken on a train; it's a portrait of my travelling companion and her spectral reflection.

About Me

My company, Profoundly Superficial Photography, seeks extraordinary surfaces with hidden depths.
As a film-maker, my work has been shown throughout the world at venues including the Directors' Guild of America (Hollywood) and the Institute of Contemporary Arts (London).
I am also one of the translators of the Srebrenica Report, which investigated the Dutch forces' failure to prevent the genocide of Muslim men during the war in Bosnia.